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Home My WebLink AboutCC ORD 1967-1181 Underground utilities (13.08)Ce%sn � / <' ,,V3 1181 ORDINANCE NO. 1181 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFOR- NIA, RELATING TO UNDER- GROUND UTILITIES WHEREAS, pursuant to due and legal notice, a hearing was held by the City Planning Com- mission of the City of National City and all persons interested were given an opportunity to appear and be heard before said Planning Commission, and WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission of the City of Na- tional City has regularly and duly certified to the City Coun- cil its report and has recom- mended such ordinance, and WHEREAS, the City Council has approved the recommenda- tion of the City Planning Com- mission; NOW, THEREFORE, T H E CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFOR- NIA DOES ORDAIN AS FOL- LOWS: SECTION I. All protests, if any, against said ordinance and each of them be and hereby are denied and overuled. SECTTON II. DEFINITIONS. 1. REDEVELOPMENT — As used in this Ordinance refers to planning, development, redesign, etc. of all or part of lands of five (5) acres in area, based on general welfare and may include rehabilitation of existing struc- tures, open space type uses — streets, parks, recreation areas, etc. —development of undevelop- ed areas which are either stag- nant due to faulty street and lot Iayout or need replanning and land assembly due to scattered ownership, tax delinquency, but does not exclude continuance of existing structures. 2. SUBDIVISION —As used in this Ordinance refers to im- proved or unimproved land or lands divided or proposed to be divided for the purpose of sale or lease or financing whether immediate or future, into five (5) or more lots or parcels. SECTION III. Within the boundaries of all subdivisions, the following conditions on in- stallation of facilities shall be required: a. Underground Utilities. All electrical, telephone or similar distribution utility facilities shall be placed underground. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, con- cealed ducts and other facilities necessarily pertinent to such un- derground utilities or any re- quired street lighting system may be placed above ground. All water distribution and sewer collection facilities shall be installed in conformance with the specifications of the City of National City. b. Ornamental Street Lighting. Ornamental street lighting may be required in all locations and design as approved by the City Council, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission. All such lighting on streets to be offered for dedication shall be electric. c. Television and Radio An- tennas or Cables. The City Coun- cil, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, may re- quire that television and radio reception shall be provided by concealed antennas or by an un- derground or other concealed cable and one central antenna. d. Fire Alarm Boxes. Provi- sions shall be made with the City of National City for the installation of fire alarm boxes and wiring for same, in accord- ance with the Fire Alarm Sys- tem of the City of National City. e. Responsibility. The subdi- vider shall be responsible for complying with the require- ments of this section and shall make all the necessary arrange- ments with each of the serving utility companies and the City of National City for the instal- lation of all required facilities. f. Existing Utilities. This sec- tion shall not apply to existing utilities. SECTION IV. Within the boundary lines of all property upon which is constructed or moved in a multiple family dwelling of five units or more, a commercial, manufacturing or industrial structure, the follow- ing conditions on installation of public utility facilities shall be required. a. Underground Utilities. All electrical, telephone and similar distribution service wires shall be placed underground. Trans- formers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, concealed ducts and other facilities neces- sarily pertinent to such under- ground facilities may be placed above ground. All sewer collection and water distribution facilities shall be installed in conformance with specifications of the City of Na- tional City. b. Responsibility. The property owner is responsible for comply- ing with the requirements of this section and shall make all the necessary arrangements for the installation of such facilities with each of the serving utility companies and the City of Na- tional City. c. Existing Utilities and Struc- tures. This section shall not ap- ply to existing utilities, existing structures, nor to the altera- tion, extension or enlargement of an existing structure. SECTION V. Within the ex- terior boundary lines of all property and within the half of all streets bounding a redevel- opment project, publicly or pri- vately controlled, of five (5) acres or more, thee following conditions shall be required. a. Underground Utilities. All existing utility facilities within the exterior boundary line of the redevelopment project and within the half of all streets bounding the redevelopment pro- ject shall be relocated and in- stalled underground. All electrical, telephone and similar distribution utility fa- cilities to be installed within the exterior boundary lines and within the half of all streets bounding the redevelopment pro- ject shall be placed underground. All water distribution and sewer collection facilities shall be installed in conformance with specifications of the City of Na- tional City. Transformers, terminal boxes, meter cabinets, pedestals, con- cealed ducts and other facilities necessarily pertinent to such underground utilities or any re- quired street lighting system may be placed above ground. b. Ornamental Street Lighting. Ornamental street lighting shall be required in all locations and design as approved by the City Council, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission. All such lighting on streets dedicat- ed or to be offered for dedica- tion shall be electric. c. Television and Radio Anten- nas or Cables. Television and ra- dio reception shall be provided by concealed antennas or by an underground or other concealed cable and one central antenna. d. Fire Alarm Boxes. Provi- sions shall be made with the City of National City for the in- stallation of fire alarm boxes and wiring for same, in accord- ance with the Fire Alarm Sys- tem of the City of National City. e. Responsibility. The proper- ty owner and/or developer shall be responsible for complying with the requirements of this section and shall make all the necessary arrangements with each of the serving utility com- panies and the City of National City for the installation of all required facilities. SECTION VI. The provisions of this ordinance shall not ap- ply to the installation or main- tenance of overhead electric transmission lines and overhead communication long distance truck and feeder lines. If the Planning Commission finds that exceptional circumstances or conditions apply to any portion of a proposed development as outlined in this ordinance and the requirement of the installa- tion of any of the improvements required herein would be im- practical or unreasonable be- cause of the topography, soil, exceptional drainage conditions or other condition, or it is not economically feasible to install the required installation, the City Council, upon recommenda- tion of the Planning Commission may grant specific modifications or waivers of the improvement required. ,SECTION VII. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith are hereby re- pealed. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of National City, California, this 14th day of November, 1967, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: Councilman Harris, Reid, Morgan. NAYS: Councilmen Colburn, Hogue. ABSENT: None. RILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California ATTEST: IONE MINOGUE City Clerk I hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 14th day of No- vember, 1967. RILE MORGAN Mayor of the City of National City, California I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy of Ordinance No. 1181 of the Ordinances of the City of National City, Califor ia, as adoptedy, a Ccil of saidy, a ap app ved b the May of said t on the 1 th day (s) IONE MI O (Seal) City Cler of the City of National City, California NC-3720 — 11/23/67 AND I HEREBY CERTIFY that the same has been duly pub- lished according to law. City Clerk, City of National City, California